Lewis County, West Virginia · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Lewis County, WV: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

76 lenders acted on 439 mortgage applications for properties in Lewis County in 2025. 26.0% were denied (West Virginia: 21.2%). Median rate on closed loans 6.75%; median loan $125,000; median property value $205,000.

439Applications
26.0%Denial ratestate 21.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.62%
$125,000Median loan
$205,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Lewis County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 The Huntington National Bank D 9551 29.5%6.90%
2 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 461 34.8%10.99%
3 Rocket Mortgage C 2911 48.3%6.88%
4 Movement Mortgage A 2718 11.1%6.75%
5 WesBanco Bank B 169 25.0%6.50%
6 21st Mortgage F 162 43.8%9.84%
7 Mortgage Research Center C 168 12.5%6.69%
8 Loandepot.Com D 159 13.3%6.63%
9 United Shore Financial Services B 138 23.1%6.56%
10 Crosscountry Mortgage B 112 0.0%7.12%
11 Truist Bank C 106 20.0%6.49%
12 Tammac Holdings D 80 62.5%
13 First Exchange Bank F 72 42.9%
14 Pennymac Loan Services C 64 0.0%5.75%
15 Navy Federal Credit Union D 63 0.0%6.25%
16 Credit Human Federal Credit Union D 50 100.0%
17 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Greene B 54 0.0%5.88%
18 United Bank C 52 40.0%6.94%
19 City National Bank of West Virginia C 53 20.0%6.29%

Best approval odds in Lewis County

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 50 applications here in 2025.

#LenderDecidedDecision denial rate
1The Huntington National Bank8234.2%

What Lewis County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 227 52% · 24.2% denied
Refinance 52 12% · 30.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 72 16% · 19.4% denied
Home improvement 52 12% · 30.8% denied
Other / HELOC 36 8% · 36.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 317 72% · 29.7% denied
FHA 72 16% · 20.8% denied
VA 41 9% · 12.2% denied
USDA / RHS 9 2% · 0.0% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 46 41%
Debt-to-income ratio 21 19%
Collateral 19 17%
Incomplete application 8 7%
Unverifiable information 7 6%
Insufficient cash 4 4%
Other 4 4%
Employment history 2 2%

Lewis County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202334416823.0%7.13%$115,000
202437016732.2%6.99%$105,000
202543918526.0%6.75%$125,000

Frequently asked questions

26.0% of applications in Lewis County were denied in 2025, against 21.2% statewide in West Virginia.

The Huntington National Bank, with 95 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 29.5%.

The median mortgage application in Lewis County in 2025 was for $125,000; the median property value on originated loans was $205,000.